Manufacturing Team Leader

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Work Schedule

First Shift (Days)

Environmental Conditions

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information:

Our Hillsboro site produces world-class electron microscopes used by scientists and engineers to drive innovation around the globe. This role works collaboratively to produce high-quality systems used in the Semiconductor industry.

Discover Impactful Work

The Manufacturing Team Lead is responsible for directing a team of hourly colleagues within a test manufacturing environment. The primary responsibilities include day-to-day oversight of departmental goals for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Productivity and Employee Development. This position works closely with manufacturing leadership and engineering teams to ensure quick resolution to issues affecting the manufacturing build process.

A Day In The Life

• Employee Development
• Individual development plans
• Provide coaching and training to team
• Conducting performance evaluations
• Give and receive employee feedback
• Staffing
• Time-card administration and over-time management
• PTO and overall attendance tracking
• Workload Management
• Plan and track daily and weekly production metrics to supervise work in progress
• Facilitate regular team meetings to discuss updates on workload
• Resolve production problems in real time
• Oversee & drive 6S program in areas of ownership
• First line of response for manufacturing team when they face problems
• Report out results and barriers to execution to upper management
  
  

Keys To Success

Education

• Minimum of Associate's Degree or equivalent experience with a leadership and/or technical focus
  
  

Experience

• 2 years of tech manufacturing experience
• 2 years of experience leading a team of 5 strongly preferred
• Experience conducting interviews and making hiring decisions preferred
• Experience with Windows-based and MS Office programs required (Word, Excel, Outlook and Access)
  
  

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Ability to lift to 35lbs
• Ability to sit or stand in a cleanroom for an 8-hour shift
• Knowledge of electronics manufacturing, high voltage, and ultra-high vacuum
• Ability to read work instructions and schematic drawings while performing basic troubleshooting
• Ability to support projects, perform training and work efficiently as part of cohesive teams
• Self-motivated, self-starter with strong interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated skills in developing team members to their best potential.
• Comfortable operating in a cleanroom environment using appropriate PPE
• Strong sense of personal ownership and accountability for team performance
• Comfortable communicating and maintaining clear standards
• Strong communication skills, successful in partnering with colleagues of differing cultural, language and educational backgrounds
• Familiarity with using and creating process maps
  
  

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.